Mixed Blood

20: Stepping into Action

Seungcheol and his brothers hurriedly exited the mall. Once outside, they saw a very familiar face waiting for them.

"Jongin-hyung, what are you doing here?" Seungcheol asked.

"What else? To bring you back as soon as I can," Jongin, a member of ERI, responded.

Without any other further ado, everyone held hands and Jongin teleported them back to the palace.

"Good. You're here," the King said as soon as they arrived. "Sorry for cutting your time with your soulmates short but a Moissanite troop has invaded from the north. ARMY, ERI and WANNABLE are already there but the sheer number of invaders prompted me to ask for your help."

"Sure. What should we do now?" Jun inquired.

"Let me call Sungwoon," Jongin referred to Sungwoon of WANNABLE. "Sungwoonie, I have the Princes. Connect them in your telepathic network."

"Hello, your highnesses? Can you hear me?" Sungwoon managed to link up with the Princes via Telepathy.

"Namjoon-hyung, what should we do?" Seungcheol contacted telepathically.

"Prince Seungcheol, their main forces managed to slip past our defenses. Would you mind if you and your brothers take care of them? The three squads currently have our hands full because of their sheer number." Namjoon, leader of ARMY, instructed. "They should be near the entrance of Fear Forest. They are making a beeline toward the palace after all."

"My brothers and I will take care of it," Seungcheol claimed.

"Let me drop you off in the location before I return to my troop," Jongin offered.

"Thank you, hyung,"

"Be careful, my sons. The Moissanite Tribe are powerful," the King reminded.

"Don't worry, dad. We already made a promise to someone after all," Soonyoung reassured.

Thus, Jongin teleported them to the location given to him by Sungwoon telepathically. After dropping them off, Jongin left. As soon as Jongin left, the Princes were surrounded by the enemies. Although it was already getting dark, the Princes were still able to see them.

"Oh, look what we have here," a silhouette said.

"What a huge honor to have all the Princes grace us with their presence," another dark figure added.

"Wait, one of you looks familiar," Jun squinted his eyes.

"Forgot about me already, Paragon?" the silhouette chuckled as he stepped into the light.

"I remember. You are the one who attacked my Haohao," Jun's voice was filled with malice. "Who would have thought you are a part of the Moissanite Tribe."

"The name's Hyunsik, a Moissanite general," the silhouette introduced himself.

"And I am Sangkyu, one of the princes of the Moissanite Tribe," the other figure stated. "So, who do we have the honor in facing today?"

"Let me handle Hyunsik, hyung. I have a score to settle," Jun told Seungcheol.

"Then, I will be taking Sangkyu on," Seungcheol muttered. "The rest will take care of the underlings."

Without warning, Sangkyu shot purplish liquid to the Princes' direction. They were able to dodge it using their Hyper Speed. When the purplish liquid hit a rock and a tree, the tree died and the rock melted.

Sangkyu and Seungcheol moved to an open field while Jun and Hyunsik moved into the deeper part of the forest. As for the rest of the Princes, they remained in their original spot and started battling the Moissanite vampire underlings.

"Why does Jun-hyung got to do the fun stuff?" Soonyoung nagged as he eliminated the vampires on his side using a tornado.

"It can't be helped, Soonyoung-hyung. It was the one who almost bit Minghao. No wonder Jun-hyung was itching to face him," Wonwoo explained as he stomped his feet. His action caused the ground to open up and literally swallowed all the vampires on his side.

"Jun-hyung's blood must be boiling at this moment," Seokmin giggled as he burned vampires with his fire.

"At least, we get to see some action. It has been a while since we last saw competitive fight," Vernon consoled Soonyoung as he electrocuted the vampires on his side.

As expected, the four Paragons easily overwhelmed the low-level Moissanite force. It only took them a few couple of minutes to completely wipe out the underlings. On the other hand, Jun was seething.

"Hmmm... I wonder if I should make quick work with you so that I could search for the human again," Hyunsik swaggered.

"If anyone is going to Haohao after this, it's me," Jun firmly stated as he rushed to Hyunsik.

Unexpectedly, Hyunsik fired bolts of fire from his eyes. Unfortunately, due to the close distance, Jun was not able to dodge the bolts and were directly hit. Jun was hurled backwards; his left shoulder was burned badly.

"Ha! I bet you did not expect that," Hyunsik mocked.

"You have an offensive power?" Jun gasped.

"It seems that you have underestimated me. I will not be a Moissanite general if I do not possess great powers," Hyunsik elaborated.

"But you did not use them the last time we met," Jun recalled.

"Because you have caught me off-guard," Hyunsik cackled. "But now, I can finally have my revenge."

"I am not going down so easily," Jun claimed.

Jun coated himself with darkness and fired streams of darkness to Hyunsik. Unfortunately, Hyunsik was able to dodge and fire more bolts of fire from his eyes as a counter. This time, Jun was able to dodge. The cross fire continued for almost half an hour until Hyunsik was able to sneak behind Jun and hit him again in his back. Jun fell on the ground, weak and badly injured.

"I never knew Paragons were weak," Hyunsik insulted. "I should finish you now and then, find that human. I could never forget how good he smelled that time. His blood must taste sweet."

However, at the thought of Minghao being hurt, Jun's dark aura intensified. Jun stood up and his eyes were glowing red.

"What is happening?" Hyunsik trembled.

"Don't you dare touch my soulmate," Jun's voice went deep. "You will pay for causing trauma to my Haohao."

And with that, Jun disappeared into the darkness.

"Where are you? Show yourself," Hyunsik looked around.

"The forest is dark and I am darkness. You have lost to me the moment night arrived," Jun sounded menacing.

Jun reappeared in front of Hyunsik and fired a strong stream of darkness to Hyunsik. Hyunsik was thrown back and landed on a huge rock; he was as equally injured as Jun now. But before he could make any move, Jun landed on top of him. Jun's hands were coated in darkness, held Hyunsik's head and broke his neck.

"That is for touching someone that's mine," Jun said as Hyunsik disintegrated into a pile of ash.

He had no choice but to kill Hyunsik. Not only was he a Moissanite but also a Barbarian. He had to, at least, reduce their numbers to ensure the safety of the kingdom.

After the battle, Jun slowly staggered back to where his four brothers were.